Flowers
attracting beneficial insects
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flowers below all do well in gardens of ordinary
good loam, and will bring in butterflies, bees and
many other beneficial insects to help good pollination.
Plant in full sun. Leave in autumn for birds to
peck out seeds. |
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£1.25
per packet + £1.00 postage per total
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Verbena
Verbena bonariensis |
1.5m
tall. Hardy annual or biennial. |
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Red
Clover
Trifolium pratense |
40cm
tall. Hardy perennial. |
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Scabious
Knautia arvensis
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1m
tall. Hardy perennial. |
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Sweet
Rocket purple
Hesperis matronalis |
1m
tall. Hardy annual or biennial. |
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Sweet
Rocket white
Hesperis matronalis |
1m
tall. Hardy annual or biennial. |
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Gravelroot
or Joe Pye Weed
Eupatorium purpurea |
1.5m
tall. Hardy herbaceous perennial. Sun or some
shade. |
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Buckwheat
Fagopyrum esculentum
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1.25m
tall. Annual. |
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Goldenrod
Solidago canadensis |
1.25m tall. Hardy
herbaceous perennial. |
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Lavender
Lavandula angustifolia |
75cm tall. Hardy
perennial. |
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Eryngium
Eryngium planum |
1m
tall. Hardy perennial. |
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Anise
Hyssop
Agastache foeniculum |
75cm tall. Grow
as annual. |
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Poached
Egg Plant
Limnanthes douglasii |
20cm tall. Annual. |
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Evening
Primrose
Oenothera biennis |
1.25m tall. Hardy
biennial. |
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Coneflower
Echinacea
purpurea |
1m
tall. Hardy herbaceous perennial. |
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Dill
Vierling
Anethum graveolens |
1m tall. Annual. |
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Painted
Sage
Salvia horminum |
75cm
tall. Pink and blue and purple shades. Annual. |
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Black
Hollyhock
Alcea rosea nigra |
1.5m tall. Hardy
herbaceous perennial. |
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Meadowsweet
Filipendula
ulmaria |
1.5m
tall. Hardy perennial. Sun or some shade.
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Marsh
Mallow
Althaea officinalis
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1.5m tall. Hardy
herbaceous perennial. |
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Thyme
Thymus vulgaris |
35cm tall. Hardy
perennial. |
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Bergamot
Monarda
fistulosa |
1m tall. Hardy
perennial. |
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Sunflower
Helianthus annuus |
Up to 2m tall.
Annual. |
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Phacelia
Phacelia tanacetifolia |
75cm tall. Annual. |
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Marjoram
Marjoram onites |
75cm tall. Hardy
perennial. |
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Hyssop
Hyssopus officinalis |
50cm tall. Hardy
perennial. |
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Borage
Borago officinalis |
Up to 1m tall.
Annual. |
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Columbine
Aquilegia vulgaris |
1m tall. Hardy
perennial. |
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Great
Mullein
Verbascum thapsus |
Up to 2m tall.
Hardy biennial. |
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Calendula
Calendula officinalis |
50cm tall. Hardy
annual. |
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